Artisan Village in the Hills

Wander through an open-air artisan village in the Perth Hills, a space where stone carving, palm leaf art, live painting, and performance unfold across forest trails, riverside paths, and a natural amphitheatre. Pause for a nourishing refreshment and a cup of chai beneath the trees as conversations and creativity flow around you.

Friday 7 November 2025 10:00 am to
Sunday 16 November 2025 8:00 pm

Art Sanctuary Foundation, 1 Cockram Rd, Kelmscott, Australia

Wander through an open-air artisan village in the Perth Hills, a space where stone carving, palm leaf art, live painting, and performance unfold across forest trails, riverside paths, and a natural amphitheatre. Pause for a nourishing refreshment and a cup of chai beneath the trees as conversations and creativity flow around you.


Friday 7 November 2025 10:00 am to
Sunday 16 November 2025 8:00 pm
Art Sanctuary Foundation, 1 Cockram Rd, Kelmscott, Australia
A couple embraces lovingly on a wooden dock.
A couple embraces lovingly on a wooden dock.
A couple stands outdoors at sunset.
A couple stands outdoors at sunset.
A couple stands outdoors at sunset.

What you will see & experience

This year’s showcase features Indian stone carvings, Pattachitra, palm leaf art, textiles, and performance. Alongside these, explore a range of immersive experiences from music and movement to storytelling, reflection, and nature-based practices.
Open daily, 7 – 16 November from 10am to 4pm
This year’s showcase features Indian stone carvings, Pattachitra, palm leaf art, textiles, and performance. Alongside these, explore a range of immersive experiences from music and movement to storytelling, reflection, and nature-based practices.
Open daily, 7 – 16 November from 10am to 4pm
A couple in formal wedding attire embraces intimately in a vast.
A couple in formal wedding attire embraces intimately in a vast.
A couple in formal wedding attire embraces intimately in a vast.
A couple stands closely in an intimate embrace.
A couple stands closely in an intimate embrace.
A couple stands closely in an intimate embrace.
With installations, workshops, and moments of movement and music, the Art Sanctuary invites you to experience art in rhythm with nature, culture, and community.
With installations, workshops, and moments of movement and music, the Art Sanctuary invites you to experience art in rhythm with nature, culture, and community.
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Artworks and Interaction with Artisans

Discover self-guided spaces throughout the Art Sanctuary where you can engage with art and the land at your own pace.
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A person with shoulder-length blonde hair wearing a black newsboy cap and a black sweater.
A person with shoulder-length blonde hair wearing a black newsboy cap and a black sweater.

Special Performance

15 & 16 November, 4pm – 7pm
Feel the energy of soulful Carnatic music, graceful Mohiniattam, vibrant folk and contemporary dance, and captivating theatre featuring acclaimed artists
Praashekh Borkar, Swarupa Premala Unni, The Great Indian Theatre Company,  Malayalee Folk Dance by Aeka Group, Punjabi Bhangra by Bangrah Rulez, Saraswati Mahavidhyalaya and ChitAmbara

STAY connected

A better future is possible. Contact us to learn more about our mission and work, or to become involved yourself.

1 Cockram Rd, Kelmscott WA 6111, Australia

Phone

+61 434 292 977

E-mail

info@artsanctuary.com.au

The Art Sanctuary Foundation acknowledges the Whadjuk Noongar - the custodians of the boodjar - country on which we meet, as well as all other cultural custodians throughout Australia. We pay our humble respects to them and their cultures; and to elders both past and present. Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that the Art Sanctuary Foundation’s website contains images of deceased persons.

© The Art Sanctuary Foundation

STAY connected

A better future is possible. Contact us to learn more about our mission and work, or to become involved yourself.

1 Cockram Rd, Kelmscott

WA 6111, Australia

Phone

+61 434 292 977

E-mail

info@artsanctuary.com.au

The Art Sanctuary Foundation acknowledges the Whadjuk Noongar - the custodians of the boodjar - country on which we meet, as well as all other cultural custodians throughout Australia. We pay our humble respects to them and their cultures; and to elders both past and present. Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that the Art Sanctuary Foundation’s website contains images of deceased persons.

© The Art Sanctuary Foundation

stay connected

A better future is possible. Contact us to learn more about our mission and work, or to become involved yourself.

1 Cockram Rd, Kelmscott WA 6111, Australia

Phone

+61 434 292 977

E-mail

info@artsanctuary.com.au

The Art Sanctuary Foundation acknowledges the Whadjuk Noongar - the custodians of the boodjar - country on which we meet, as well as all other cultural custodians throughout Australia. We pay our humble respects to them and their cultures; and to elders both past and present. Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that the Art Sanctuary Foundation’s website contains images of deceased persons.

© The Art Sanctuary Foundation